![]() ![]() Whether you do it now or at some point in the future when you feel able, I recommend World War Z as an entertaining, comforting, and necessary examination of human survival. We want them to be heard, no matter how difficult the telling might be. We want to facilitate the cathartic release experienced by the interview subjects as they recount their stories. We are always aware that we are in an interview setting, and, as such, every paragraph is informed by the active listening of the “author/interviewer." This helps to pull the reader into a positive relationship with the story being told. ![]() The tone of the narrative is very much like a therapy session. Yes, most of these examples are uncomfortably close to our current reality, but assuming the protective stance of reflection hopefully allows us to examine the “causes” before we are too far gone into the “effects.” The purpose of the story, as described by the “author/interviewer” in the Introduction, is to examine of all of the causes and effects of “The Crisis.” It is the result of a methodical study of “how we got there.” Political denial and obfuscation, opportunistic greed, trauma experienced by front line workers, disbelief, conspiracy theories, failure to react-the story walks us through all of the failures - and even some successes - of humanity’s response to global catastrophe. There are plenty of high-drama, “zombie horror” moments, but those are all tempered by the knowledge that these stories are being told from point of view of a survivor. It examines an even more extreme version of our current reality, but it does so in a comfortingly reflective manner. But bear with me for a few reasons why this particular story of apocalyptic plague may be just what you need to visit (or re-visit, as the case may be).įirst, this is a journey told through the relative comfort of hindsight. It is too close to home in the most overwhelming way possible. The last thing you probably want to do in the middle of an honest-to-goodness pandemic is dive into a fictional world consumed by a relentless zombie-producing contagion. ![]() Why should you put World War Z on your reading list?īelieve me, I get it. ![]()
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